A two-alarm fireplace broke out early right now at Palermo restaurant close to downtown San Jose, destroying the entrance porch, damaging a part of the inside and sending one firefighter to the hospital.
Crews knocked down the 12:40 a.m. blaze in about an hour, fireplace Capt. Luis Alanis stated, and stayed on the scene till 3:30 a.m. mopping up and boarding up the 791 Auzerais Ave. constructing.
“One firefighter was transported for a medical grievance, handled and launched,” Alanis stated.
The hearth’s trigger stays below investigation, he stated.
Proprietor Diane Cusimano stated flames broken the entrance porch and the primary room of the inside and melted the facility traces that run from throughout the road, knocking out energy. The affect on the kitchen and the remainder of the inside was restricted to smoke injury, she stated.
“All of this injury may be mounted. We're blessed. The road has been stuffed right now with clients coming to supply assist.”
The Cusimanos — Diane and husband Renato — purchased this iconic area, the previous Paradiso’s Deli, in 2016 from longtime proprietor Tony Paradiso, who had served this cannery district for 50 years. They opened it a yr later as Palermo. Quickly after, they began remodeling the parking zone into patio seating, lengthy earlier than the pandemic made alfresco eating a should.
With seating for greater than 250 folks, these areas have grow to be standard for giant celebratory occasions. In actual fact, the Cusimanos had left the restaurant about midnight Saturday after internet hosting a Candy Sixteen celebration for friends.
Fortunately, Diane Cusimano stated, these large patios and the latest growth areas weren't affected by the fireplace. “The patios are good — the entrance patio, the aspect patio, the again deck, the Backyard Room. It’s all good,” she stated.
And the signature Sicilian cart, a characteristic from the couple’s South Second Road restaurant way back?
“It’s tremendous. It would simply must be dusted off a bit,” Cusimano stated.